Budget 2013: Additional 1 Lakh exemption on Home Loan U/S 80EE

I have written earlier that this budget 2013 did not tinker much with income tax rates but thankfully has given incentive to buy your first house.

The new section 80EE:

Until now you could claim deduction on interest of your home loan to maximum of Rs 1.5 lakhs every year [under sec 24 of Income Tax Act]. With the new section 80EE, this limit has been enhanced by 1 lakh to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs, subject to following conditions:

The loan needs to be taken in the financial year 2013-14 (i.e. between April 1, 2013 to march 31, 2014)

The loan can only be taken from Banks or Housing Finance companies

The loan should not exceed Rs. 25 lakh

The house should not cost more than Rs. 40 lakh

The borrower should not own any other property at the time of loan sanction

The additional deduction on interest payment of home loans can be claimed in FY 2013-14. In case you are not able to exhaust the limit in FY 2013-14, the balance can be claimed in FY 2014-15.

Sec 80EE – How does it work?

Presently, most banks and housing finance companies are offering home loan at 9.95% – 11% interest rates. Now if you buy your first house within Rs 40 lakh and take a home loan of Rs. 25 lakh from SBI at 9.95% for 20 years, the interest paid for 12 months in FY 2013-14 would be Rs. 2,46,886. You can claim Rs. 1.5 Lakhs under section 24 (the existing exemption for housing loan up to 1.5 lakh) and Rs 96,886 under the new section 80EE. This will leave you with a balance of Rs. 3,114 (Rs 1 Lakh – Rs 96,886) which you carry forward and can claim tax exemption in FY 2014-15.

The carry forward rule is good as you might not have been able to get the benefit of enhanced 1 Lakh limit if you took your home loan later in the year.

Sec 80EE – The Impact?

The new section 80EE would definitely encourage first time home buyers as they can additionally save up to Rs. 30,900 in taxes. With slow down in real estate, this would also encourage affordable housing to an extent which is the need of the hour.

Where can you buy?

Its very difficult to get a house in below Rs. 40 lakh in metros and tier 1 cities. So most of the options are in tier 2 and tier 3 cities. In case of NCR you might look in some pockets of Ghaziabad (Raj Nagar Extension, Crossing Republic, Delhi Bhopura Road), Noida Extension and Bhiwadi.

Hi, I have purchased a flat, but the it is under construction. can I avail the exemption u//s 80EE. all above conditions are fulfill to have exemption u/s80EE. i.e, 1.The loan needs to be taken in the financial year 2013-14 (i.e. between April 1, 2013 to march 31, 2014) 2.The loan can only be taken from Banks or Housing Finance companies 3.The loan should not exceed Rs. 25 lakh 4.The house should not cost more than Rs. 40 lakh 5.The borrower should not own any other property at the time of loan sanction

My CTC is 14 lakhs and my HRA is 21,000/month.I am staying in a independent house(Bangalore) and paying rent Rs 7000/month now. I would like to buy a flat(Near to current house and office) for 15 lakhs and I will get rent of Rs 5000/month now. 1.I would like to stay in rented house by claiming HRA, and like pay EMI and show rental amount in my income. How much maximum I can claim towards principal/interest. 2.I have a flat in hyderabad and my parents(Senior citizens) are staying in that, I am not gettign any rent but I am paying EMI of Rs 5500/month . The balance loan amount is around 1.5 lakh.I like to transfer my property to my parents/brothers before buying new flat, so I can save some tax. Please advise any drawbacks or any better suggestions in my planning?.

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